FIR against more than 100 people for unauthorised protests in Maharashtra’s Thane district

FIR against more than 100 people for unauthorised protests in Maharashtra’s Thane district

An official said the protests took place on the afternoon of May 16, 2025, despite the Prohibitory Orders imposed under the Maharashtra Police Act. File | Photo Credit: X/@DGPMaharashtra “A case has been registered against more than 100 people who participated in human chain protests allegedly held without permission in Maharashtra’s Thane district,” police said … Read more

Special Supervisory Officer appointed for Animal Welfare in Eluru district

Special Supervisory Officer appointed for Animal Welfare in Eluru district

Superintendent of Police (SP) K. Pratap Shiva Kishore appointed Pedavegi District Police Training Centre (DTC) Deputy Superintendent of Police, Prasada Rao, as Special Supervisory Officer (District Nodal Officer) for Animal Welfare in Eluru district. The Special Supervisory Officer has been appointed as per the orders of the A.P. High Court and the guidelines of the … Read more

12-acre govt land in Hyderabad’s Banjara Hills will be made useful to public: District in-charge Minister Ponnam Prabhakar

12-acre govt land in Hyderabad’s Banjara Hills will be made useful to public: District in-charge Minister Ponnam Prabhakar

Hyderabad in-charge Minister Ponnam Prabhakar along with Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi inspected the 12-acre government land in Banjara Hills of Hyderabad on Saturday (May 3, 2025). | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT A 12-acre government land in Banjara Hills of Hyderabad which was reclaimed after being encroached upon, would be made useful … Read more

One dead, 13 injured as spectators’ gallery collapses during kabaddi match in Mandya district

One dead, 13 injured as spectators’ gallery collapses during kabaddi match in Mandya district

A man was killed and 13 others, including three children, were injured when a makeshift spectators’ gallery collapsed at a floodlit kabaddi tournament at Mallanayakanakatte village in Mandya district on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Papannachari, aged around 50. The injured were undergoing treatment at the Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS). Minister … Read more

CPI(M) revamps Alappuzha district secretariat

CPI(M) revamps Alappuzha district secretariat

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI (M)] has reconstituted its Alappuzha district secretariat. The 12-member panel includes four new faces: K.R. Bhageerathan, V.G. Mohanan, A.M. Ariff and K.G. Rajeshwari. The other members are party district secretary R. Nazar, K. Raghavan, G. Harishankar, M. Sathyapalan, H. Salam, P.P. Chitharanjan, A. Mahendran and Manu C. Pulickal. … Read more

Pawan Kalyan to receive land dispute related grievances during district tour

Pawan Kalyan to receive land dispute related grievances during district tour

Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan said he would personally receive petitions related to land disputes in the presence of Collectors. File photo | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Andhra PradeshDeputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan will soon visit the districts and receive petitions related to land disputes and follow it up with reviews with officials.  … Read more

28 panchaloha idols made by T.N. artisans set to be installed in a temple in Batticaloa district of Sri Lanka

28 panchaloha idols made by T.N. artisans set to be installed in a temple in Batticaloa district of Sri Lanka

The team of artisans led by Varad Rajh at Thimmakudi giving finishing touches to an idol meant for a temple in Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY A total of 28 meticulously crafted panchaloha idols of various Hindu deities sculpted at Thimmakudi village near Swamimalai in Thanjavur district are set to be installed in … Read more

19 Maoists surrender before security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district

19 Maoists surrender before security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district

File photo. Security personnel in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh. | Photo Credit: PTI At least 19 Maoists, nine of them carrying a cumulative bounty of ₹28 lakh, surrendered before security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Monday (March 17, 2025), a senior police official said. The cadres, including a couple, turned themselves in before senior officials … Read more

Heavy police bandobast for Sivaratri in SSS district

Heavy police bandobast for Sivaratri in SSS district

Police interacting with villagers as part of bandobast arrangements for Maha Sivaratri celebrations, at Tadimarri in Sri Sathya Sai district on Sunday. To maintain perfect law and order during the Maha Sivaratri celebrations in Sri Sathya Sai district, the district police on Sunday undertook extensive cordon and search operations, focusing on the famous Saivite centres … Read more

Health Ministry to set up 200 daycare cancer centres in district hospitals this year; starts survey to assess needs

Health Ministry to set up 200 daycare cancer centres in district hospitals this year; starts survey to assess needs

Data from the Health Ministry shows that India is experiencing a rapid rise in cancer cases, largely due to lifestyle changes, tobacco use, poor dietary habits, and inadequate physical activity. File Photo: Twitter/@MoHFW_INDIA The Health Ministry has begun a nationwide survey to assess the gaps in district hospitals which will now facilitate the upcoming daycare … Read more